Art and Design will give you opportunities to use your creativity to express yourself. You will develop your understanding of creative processes, your ability to observe and to think, to solve problems and to communicate in a visual way. It will enable you to work independently and to make your own discoveries by exploring ideas, other artists’ work and different materials and techniques. Art and Design gives you the skills and knowledge to create personal and imaginative work. If you have an adventurous, creative and enquiring mind and are excited by shaping and determining the visual world around us, GCSE is the subject for you. The exam board that we follow for GCSE is AQA.
Entry to the Sixth Form for UK students is determined by candidates obtaining 5 GCSE grades at grade 5 or better and at least a grade 6 in the subjects they wish to study at A level (where appropriate). In addition, a school report is required and candidates may expect an interview with the Head or Assistant Head, Teaching and Learning.
1. Portfolio A portfolio that in total shows explicit coverage of the four assessment objectives. It must include a sustained project evidencing the journey from initial engagement to the realization of intentions and a selection of further work undertaken during the student’s course of study. How it is assed? *No time limit *96 marks *60% of GCSE 2. Externally set assignment Students respond to their chosen starting point from an externally set assignment paper relating to their subject title, evidencing coverage of all four assessment objectives. How it is assed? *Preparatory period followed by 10 hours of supervised time *96 marks *40% of GCSE
About Education Provider
| Region | West Midlands |
| Local Authority | Shropshire |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Boarding, EU resident - £10,400; Boarding, non-UK resident - £13,000 |
| Sixth Form Fee | £16,320 |
| Address | Bedstone, Bucknell, SY7 0BG |
Art and Design will give you opportunities to use your creativity to express yourself. You will develop your understanding of creative processes, your ability to observe and to think, to solve problems and to communicate in a visual way. It will enable you to work independently and to make your own discoveries by exploring ideas, other artists’ work and different materials and techniques. Art and Design gives you the skills and knowledge to create personal and imaginative work. If you have an adventurous, creative and enquiring mind and are excited by shaping and determining the visual world around us, GCSE is the subject for you. The exam board that we follow for GCSE is AQA.
Entry to the Sixth Form for UK students is determined by candidates obtaining 5 GCSE grades at grade 5 or better and at least a grade 6 in the subjects they wish to study at A level (where appropriate). In addition, a school report is required and candidates may expect an interview with the Head or Assistant Head, Teaching and Learning.
1. Portfolio A portfolio that in total shows explicit coverage of the four assessment objectives. It must include a sustained project evidencing the journey from initial engagement to the realization of intentions and a selection of further work undertaken during the student’s course of study. How it is assed? *No time limit *96 marks *60% of GCSE 2. Externally set assignment Students respond to their chosen starting point from an externally set assignment paper relating to their subject title, evidencing coverage of all four assessment objectives. How it is assed? *Preparatory period followed by 10 hours of supervised time *96 marks *40% of GCSE